Translation guide
A traditional Okinawan three-stringed instrument, similar to a banjo, covered with snakeskin.
Referring to the Okinawan sanshin itself.
The standard Japanese term for the Okinawan sanshin. This is the most common and direct way to refer to the instrument.
He is good at playing the sanshin.
Literally 'snakeskin string instrument'. This term emphasizes the material and is sometimes used to distinguish it from other similar instruments, but is less common than 三線.
I bought a sanshin in Okinawa.
蛇皮線は沖縄の伝統楽器です。
The jabisen is a traditional Okinawan instrument.